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Author: Teng Gaojun
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: Interventional radiology has a history of over 40 years of development. Interventional techniques have evolved from the initial use of balloon catheters to dilate narrowed blood vessels or embolization materials to block blood vessels for hemostasis or to promote tumor necrosis, into a clinical discipline alongside internal and surgical medicine, hailed as one of the "Three Major Clinical Disciplines." From the trajectory of this discipline's development, it can be seen that its vitality lies in addressing common and prevalent clinical diseases, its driving force comes from continuous innovation, and at the same time, innovation does not equate to novelty-seeking, nor does it necessarily rely excessively on cutting-edge high technology. Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) is such a technique, targeting the clinically very common conditions of osteoporosis and spinal tumors. Vertebral compression fractures caused by osteoporosis have become a disease that severely threatens the health of the elderly, especially elderly women, for which there are currently almost no active and effective treatment methods. Spinal tumors are also very challenging diseases in current clinical practice. Since 1984, when French radiologist Galibert first used PVP to treat a vertebral hemangioma of the cervical spine, the technique has gradually been applied to vertebral compression fractures, vertebral metastatic tumors, vertebral myeloma, and even tumors in non-vertebral bone sites. Particularly since PVP was introduced to the United States in 1994, the technique quickly gained recognition from various related disciplines, including radiology, orthopedics, and neurosurgery, and became popular worldwide. In the United States alone, 38,000 PVP procedures were completed in 2002. On the other hand, this technique is also an extremely ordinary innovation in interventional radiology, requiring no reliance on high technology, expensive surgical instruments, or surgical conditions. The Department of Interventional Radiology at The Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University is a center that has long been engaged in the research and treatment of interventional techniques for bones and joints. Since the center pioneered PVP in China in 1999, it has completed over 380 PVP procedures, including various refractory spinal pain conditions such as osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, vertebral metastatic tumors, myeloma, and vertebral hemangiomas, all achieving satisfactory clinical outcomes with no severe clinical complications. The research team has not only simply introduced PVP but has also conducted a series of related basic research on this technique, achieving multiple results. Professor Teng Gaojun, the director of the center, has been invited multiple times to the United States, South Korea, India, and other countries to give special reports on PVP at international conferences. Since 2001, the center has held multiple PVP surgical demonstration seminars, training hundreds of participants and significantly promoting the development of PVP technology in China. The book Percutaneous Vertebroplasty, written by Professor Teng Gaojun and others, is based on the center's five years of research achievements and clinical experience. The book's prominent feature is to teach readers how to select indications and contraindications for PVP, how to perform the PVP procedure, and how to avoid complications through numerous illustrations. The book also includes the standardized guidelines for PVP technology from the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) in its 2003 edition, which will be beneficial to the healthy development of PVP technology. I believe that the publication of Percutaneous Vertebroplasty will promote the development and popularization of PVP technology in China, making new contributions to the field of interventional radiology in our country. [Editor's Recommendation] Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Jiangsu Science and Technology Teng Gaojun Percutaneous Vertebroplasty